BISON-KIT: Bouwlogistiek In Stedelijke ONtwikkeling – Kansen met dIgital Twins
The Netherlands faces an enormous challenge in the construction sector: from 2024 onwards, 100,000 new homes must be built every year. At the same time, there is growing pressure to protect our living environment: from NOx-emission reduction and air quality to climate targets. Municipalities, provinces, and construction companies need tools to achieve this construction task in a sustainable manner, without placing too much strain on traffic, air quality, and health. The BISON-KIT project responds to that urgency by investigating how construction logistics and construction methods can be made smarter and cleaner.
The BISON-KIT project focuses on the development of an advanced research environment in which existing models and tools are brought together. This allows to simulate the effects of various measures on construction logistics and traffic. These include logistics solutions, traffic measures, and alternative construction methods such as industrial construction. This ‘digital playground’ offers the possibility to compare scenarios and gain insight into the impact of these different measures on traffic flows, accessibility, air quality, noise, safety, and NOx and CO2 emissions. The research is being tested on a practical case in a metropolitan municipality, so that the results directly reflect the reality of urban area development.
The BISON-KIT project delivers a demonstrator of the research environment consisting of various linked models and a report with concrete insights for policymakers and construction professionals. By making the effects of construction logistics measures visible, governments and market parties can better assess which approach is most effective in reducing nuisance while accelerating construction production. Specifically for the industrial construction method, this means, for example, that faster construction is possible with less traffic impact. The result is a practical tool and knowledge base that contributes to more sustainable, efficient, and better-planned urban construction projects.
